A word with Pornik-Turkic roots that dates back to the Turkic Expansion of the Turkish language. The word is frequently used in the Azerbozani language and can be used interchangeably with the word 'Protector'. Many Turkish and even Azeri
people use this word to describe their forefathers.
Many Turks and Azeris in present society are still gandons. The
people of Turkey (Hndkahavastan) and Azerbaijan (Azgttaxemistan) acknowledge that they were all gandons in the past after examining their ancestral backgrounds and
history.